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Breakfast tips to help you lose weight
By Christina | August 11, 2008
The following four tips could help you fight off cravings, lose weight and make you happier.
The philosophy behind these tips has to do with the biochemical mechanisms behind sugar cravings, obesity, and depression. The body is amazing and when it is off balance for any number of reasons, you suffer the consequences.
Tips:
- Have breakfast everyday. Your goal is to make it a daily, automatic habit. If you can eat breakfast regularly, you will notice late-day low blood sugar and sugary snack cravings will dissipate.
- Eat first thing after waking. For the best results, eat breakfast within an hour or so of waking up, even if you’re not hungry. Low blood sugar, especially in the early morning, produces a brain chemical designed to mask hunger pangs but can cause sugar cravings later in the day.
- Eat complex carbohydrates. Whole-grain cereals, steel-cut oats, high-fiber fruits, etc. are the types of foods you want to focus on eating for breakfast. The fiber keeps blood sugar on an even keel and helps you feel full longer.
- Power it with protein. Protein slows digestion, helps prevent spikes and dips in blood sugar, and can even give you a dose of depression-fighting tryptophan.
Follow these tips for a few weeks and see how you feel. Be sure before embarking on any change in nutrition to consult with your doctor or a dietician.
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